Social Emotional Learning Through the Ethical Lens of Social Pedagogy

Abstract:

Social pedagogy has a longstanding tradition in many European countries but is lesser known in Canada. This capstone project introduces social pedagogy to readers by giving a brief overview of several historical foundational theorists. It explains the principles, philosophies, and common practices of social pedagogy, and demonstrates how they are reflected in more familiar educational theories in North America. This capstone project concludes by exploring the ways in which the principles, philosophies, and practices of social pedagogy can offer an ethical framework for teachers in British Columbia as they interpret and implement the positive personal and cultural identity, personal awareness and responsibility, and social responsibility draft core competencies in the transformed BC curriculum (2016).